BOMDILA, Apr 2: The West Kameng administration today said that  the district has enough stock of rice and other commodities circle-wise and assured that each circle in the district had sufficient stock to last few weeks.
This was disclosed during a meeting of the administrative and supply officers, Army, BRO, SSB, Wholesalers, retailers and other stakeholders today to review the status and availability of ration and other essential commodities in the district. The concerned administrative officers, DF&CSO and MD Bomdila Lamps apprised of the availability of sufficient stock to last few weeks.
Expressing grave concern over the story carried in a daily, DC Karma Leki opined that the ground realities should have been taken into consideration and facts verified before going public.
PDS rice for all the four FPS of Khuppi had been dispatched on February 22 and March 29 respectively. In addition to it, the local administration of Singchung as an act of preparedness, had arranged for lifting and supply of open market rice consisting of SF, Premium quality and KRT Basmati for Khuppi to be sold in the open market. The carriage charges were also borne by the local administration.

The issue of procuring rice for Rs 46 per kg was that of the KRT Basmati being sold in the open market, not in anyone of the four FPS of Khuppi, the DIPRO release states. DIPRO

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